i still remember my freshman year of college ten years ago when i was excited to finally be surrounded by smart people worldly people people with whom id be able to engage on a higher level within one week in the dorms someone called me a nigger because i sniped them during a game of halo a week later someone noted that they were shocked that i speak so clearly this was at ohio state one of the largest universities in this country when i mentioned the racism i was facing to one of my roommates they immediately dismissed it as me being overly sensitive and that i was the one bringing race into it i dared him to follow me around for a week just to see how people interacted differently with me he apologized after about two days that felt so good